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Wow April flew by and May is doing the same! I’m really trying to plug along as best as possible this spring. I’ve actually been really productive, but I’ve changed some of the list items up to make them a little more attainable since we’re almost halfway through spring.

Read 3 booksTwo down, one to go.

Complete one crafting project.

Have friends over to my new place

Go on a weekend tripOnly went as far as NYC, but it counts!

Plan a summer vacation

Visit Longwood Gardens

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Go hiking in 2 placesOne down, one to go!

Leave the state 3 timesOne down, two to go!

Hold a sloth

Save $$$ for a dog!

Start a garden

Have a picnic

Take a walk outside once a week

Maintain happiness and presence

Create a photo album

Now I just need it to stop raining every day so I can get ahead on the rest of this list!

My word for 2018 is present because I find myself struggling to be happy in the moments I’m in. I wrote a post a while back asking for advice and a lot of you offered really manageable tips for me to integrate in my life.

So here’s a few things I am going to try to do to become more present. I don’t want it to be September of 2018 when I realize I’m just starting to get the hang of it, it’s something I want to happen now and be able to maintain for the rest of my life.

Continue with my gratitude journal.
I got a little off track with this so I will be writing, daily, the things I am grateful for.

Do one thing every day that forces me to unplug.
I am on technology constantly. I want to spend at least a half hour every day reading, painting, cleaning, taking a bath, or doing something offline.

Set an alarm on my phone that makes me stop and think about how I feel in the moment.I’m thinking around 3:30 every day (around the time I am crashing at work) I will have my alarm go off and I will analyze my senses and feelings. It takes just a second to remind myself to snap out of the day dreams and enjoy today.

So far, that’s my plan! I think incorporating little things every day will help me get into a more present mindset on a large scale. I’m open to more tips if you’d like to leave them in the comments!

Summer is my favoriteeee season! Because summer is so different when you’re out of school and working, it took me a while to adjust to that summer, care-free feeling. Mostly because I still have a lot of cares, like a lot of them. But I’m making big plans and my list is below – what will you be doing this summer?

Summer is my favoriteeee season! Because summer is so different when you’re out of school and working, it took me a while to adjust to that summer, care-free feeling. Mostly because I still have a lot of cares, like a lot of them. But I’m making big plans and my list is below – what will you be doing this summer?

The spring bucket list had a really slow start, the past two weeks I tried to ramp it up and get everything done because I really have no excuse as to why I couldn’t do it all! I can’t believe we’re closing in already on the first day of summer, it totally snuck up on me! The summer bucket list will be coming at ya soon and I’m determined to get a lot more done.

Overthinking won’t help the situation.
I can calm my hectic brain by coloring, journaling, cleaning, etc. But I always let overthinking get the best of me.

Always take your PTO as much as possible.Take it and use it for something fun. Unfortunately, dentist appointments and car problems often end up being the reasons I take off instead of fun.

Don’t try to drink as much as you did in college.
The hangovers are real and I am often reminded how little I actually like drinking. You don’t have to keep up with people or get drunk just to have fun.

It’s okay to just do nothing.Not every day has to be the most exciting day of your life, no matter how much fomo you feel from seeing others doing fun things on social media.

It’s okay to be alone.It’s okay to do things alone, to be single, to need alone time.

Accept help from others.I know you want to, but you just can’t do it all on your own.

Meditation or some form of de-stressing works.If you know what works for you, then do it. Don’t put things off or completely shut down from stress if you can avoid it.

Helping others can help yourself.Sometimes you just get too wrapped up in yourself, helping others may help to clear your head.

There’s always something to be grateful for.Even when it doesn’t seem like it, you can be grateful that you just made it to work that day or you have a job or that you’re breathing.

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.You are not the only person who doesn’t have life figured out, no one has life figured out. Don’t be so hard on yourself.